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JUNE 2018 www.Asia Times.US PAGE 1 www.Asia Times.US Globally Recognized Editor-in-Chief: Azeem A. Quadeer, M.S., P.E. JUNE 2018 Vol 9, Issue 6 Punjab govt backs agitating farmers, Sidhu slams Centre The Punjab government came out in support of the state’s agitating farmers as minister ises, the farmers would not have been in Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed the Centre for ignoring the agriculture sector. such a sorry state of affairs. Sidhu assured the protesting farmers that A 10-day long nationwide agitation against the alleged anti-farmer practices of the Union the Punjab government was sympathetic government began today and as part of the protest, the supply of vegetables, fruits, milk to their demands and stood shoulder to and other items to various parts of Punjab and Haryana was stopped. shoulder with them. The Punjab local bodies and tourism In his unique way, the cricketer-turned-politician visited village Patto along with Con- minister stressed that the Swamina- gress MLAs Kuljit Singh Nagra and Gurpreet Singh and bought milk and vegetables from than Commission report was not being farmers to highlight their significant contribution in the development of the nation. implemented and farmers were not getting adequate price for their crops, leading to “If the country is to be saved then saving farm sector ought to be a priority,” Sidhu said escalation in farmer suicides. adding that if the ruling NDA government at the Centre had fulfilled their pre-poll prom- Suggesting linkage of Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops with oil prices, the min- ister went on to say that in the last 25 years, oil prices increased twelve fold whereas the MSP increased by only five per cent. “When the price of petrol was Rs 20 per litre then the price of milk was Rs 16 a litre and now the price of petrol rose to Rs 80 whereas the price of milk stands at Rs 45 per litre,” he said. Holding the Union government responsible for increasing oil prices, he said by reduc- ing the prices of fuel by one paisa, the Centre played a cruel joke with the people of the country. Muslim community Center for Human Services celebrated 25 years of service to the community. From Left: Azhar Aziz, President ISNA, Dr Basheer Ahmed, founder, Chairman emeritus MCC, Mr. Khizr Khan, well known inspirational speaker and Azeem A. Quadeer, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Asia Times US MOVING TO TEXAS? REALTOR / INVESTOR We have our agents ready to help you in Dallas/Fort Worth Houston Austin San Antonio SALE / PURCHASE OR RENT www.Asia Times.US DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES PAGE 2 PAGE JUNE 2018 JUNE 2018 www.Asia Times.US PAGE 3 BOARD OF ADVISORS - CHICAGO REGION www.Asia Times US Iftekhar Shareef Sunil Shah Sher M. Rajput Waliuddin Nasir Jahangir Syed Hussaini Talat Rashid www.Asia Times US Election Results upset ruling party in India Uttar Pradesh’s ruling BJP today suffered a by the Congress, the BSP and the Aam Aadmi said. ISSN 2159-9645 stunning electoral upset with the joint opposi- Party. He said in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elec- tion candidates posting victories in the bypolls tions in 2019, the role of the RLD will be Editor-in-Chief for Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur assembly Naeemul Hasan polled 94,875 votes while BJP’s important. & constituencies. Avni Singh got 89,213 votes. Election for the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, Publisher assembly seat followed the death of Avni Singh’s “This is a defeat for those who do not believe Rashtriya Lok Dal’s Tabassum Hasan won the husband Lokendra Singh Chauhan in a road in democracy and play divisive politics. The Kairana seat by a margin of 44,618 votes, while accident in February. people have given a befitting reply to the BJP, Naeemul Hasan of the Samajwadi Party bagged Tabassum Hasan said her victory showed the he said. the Noorpur Assembly seat by a margin on people were now standing up against the BJP 5,662 votes. misrule . RLD national spokesman Anil Dubey said, Both seats were earlier held by the Bharatiya Had there be no EVM problem, my victory “This victory is not of our party alone, but of Janata Party. margin would have been more. I was confident the united opposition. With this victory we The opposition victories follow the BJP defeats of my victory as I had faith in the people,” she succeeded in uniting the society which the BJP in the Lok Sabha bye-elections in Gorakhpur said. attempted to fragment with its divisive politics.” and Phulpur in March, and come just a year She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma claimed Azeem A. Quadeer, P.E. before the general election. have no impact in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. the opposition resorted to communalism and Licensed Professional The BJP’s arrogant people say there is no alter- caste to win. Engineer in the States In Kairana, Tabassum polled 4,81,182 votes, native to Modi, but the Almighty always finds “We believe in working for development and we of Texas, Indiana and while the BJP’s Mriganka Singh got 4,36,564 a way out and the alliance of opposition parties don’t want to contest elections on communal or Illinois votes, the election office here said. will come out triumphant against the BJP in caste lines,” the BJP leader said. 2019.” “The opposition is in a state of political unem- [email protected] The death of Singh’s father, BJP MP Hukum “My victory has proved that the path of the ployment. Hence it is resorting to every trick to *********** Singh, had necessitated the bypoll. united opposition is clear in 2019,” she said. ensure the victory of its candidate. We are con- Finance and Marketing Losing BJP candidate Mriganka Singh said, “We testing elections as a part of democracy and will Chief Hasan (48) has now became the first Muslim were unable to convey the achievements of the continue to do so and win elections,” he said. Madam Sheela face from Uttar Pradesh in the 16th Lok Sabha. Centre and the UP government to the people.” Counting of votes for the Kairana Lok Sabha MadamSheela1@gmail. Jayant Chaudhary, RLD’s national vice presi- and Noorpur assembly by-elections began this com The RLD candidate, who was supported by the dent and son of party leader Ajit Singh, said, morning amid tight security arrangements. Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan “ The agenda of those who wanted to win the Polling for the high-stakes bye-elections to the Advertisements Samaj Party, established an almost invincible bypolls by spreading communalism has been two constituencies was held on Monday. In Kai- MadamSheela1@gmail. lead by noon. rejected by the people. rana, repolling was held at 73 polling stations com “In this election, every person said that ‘ganna’ yesterday. In Noorpur, SP’s Naeemul Hasan was backed (sugarcane) and not ‘Jinnah’ is the issue, he Asia Times US is published monthly Copyright 2018 Chicago Tamil Sangam Muthamizh Vizha 2018 All rights reserved as to Chicago Tamil Sangam (CTS) hosted its Muthamizh Vizha “Festival to endorse World Interna- the entire content celebrate Tamil heritage” celebrations showcasing its affinity towards tional Classical Tamil rich Tamil culture, on April 29 2018 at The Hindu Temple of Greater Conference that will be Asia Times US does not Chicago, Lemont, IL. The event saw an attendance of over 300 patrons. organized in associations necessarily The celebration was honored by the presence of “Autograph” movie fame with CTS, Federation of endorse views visually-challenged singer and orchestra Comaganin Raaga Priya. Before Tamil Sangams of North expressed by the authors the program started, with the support of Nambikkai Vizhudhugal team America (FeTNA), and in their articles our patrons exhibited a human chain to demonstrate the solidarity for International Association of Tamil Research (IATR) in Greater Chicago enforcing Kaveri river water allocation between the states in India Area in the year 2019. CTS, as never minimized its efforts, presented an event that provoked Finally, the talk and interactive session by “Paleo Hero” Mr. Neander inquisitiveness among its patons. The 4-hour long program commenced Selvan was a side-splitting, which by itself was enough to retain the sharp at 4:00 p.m. following Thamizh Thaai Vazhthu (Invocation to God- crowd till the end of the event. At the conclusion, the CTS executive team dess Tamil). President Mr. Mani Gunasekaran inaugurated the event by thanked the generous sponsors – Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc., introducing organizers Mr. Prasad Rajaraman (Vice President, CTS), Mr. Johng Greene Realtors, Prime Care of Naperville, Foxriver Dental, NewY- Murali Venugopalan, Mr. Murugesh Kasilingam, and Mrs. Kamala Babu, ork Life Insurance. who then chivalrously welcomed the patrons and the special guests. Factors crucial to the success of the program were favorable; generous The event started with the stunning presentations by the beautiful women donations from sponsors, logistical support from volunteers in setting up of Chicagoland area displaying the rich performing arts: traditional, con- the event and in ferrying heavy items including audio-visual equipment’s temporary, and folk. Kavithai (poem) renditions by our patrons signified and food items, presence of talented artists, and an appreciative audience. the Kaveri issue. The transition between different genre of performances treated the audience, opulently. Following the performances started the Secretary most-awaited music orchestra presentation by Comaganin Raaga Priya Chicago Tamil Sangam team. The list of performances came to an end with a special segment to JUNE 2018 www.Asia Times.US PAGE 4 DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES DALLAS-HOUSTON BOARD OF ADVISORS - DALLAS REGION www.Asia Times US Shawkat Dr.